83 Leonis

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:41 | Tran: 19:53 | Set: 2:10

Alt: 1.70° Az: 87.52° Direction: East

83 Leonis is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Leo.

83 Leonis visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its faintness, 83 Leonis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 83 Leonis. The red arrow shows the motion of 83 Leonis during the next 1000 years (-12.07 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 28m 03s

Declination +02° 52’ 22”

Hour Angle 17h 56m 28s

Sidereal Time 05h 24m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 26m 45s

Declination +03° 00’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 259.28°

Galactic Latitude 58.52°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.5

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 5.26

Spectral Type K0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.79

Temperature 5311K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 83 Leonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 83 Leonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

83 Leonis is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 83 Leonis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.5

Secondary star magnitude 7.6

Magnitude difference 1.1

Separation 28.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

83 Leonis is distant 57.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 17.67

Distance (light year) 57.61

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.724 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.18"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 83 Leonis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD99491

SAO Catalogue SAO118864

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP55846

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 2502

Gliese Catalogue Gl 429 A

FK5 Catalogue 1296

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8162

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 83 Leonis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.1° RISE 13:41

Max altitude: 41.4° TRANSIT 19:53

Azimuth: 272.9° SET 2:10

Set Location

Other stars in Leo